jempana

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• (non-standard, Standard Malay) cempana

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jempana, from Javanese jempana, from Old Javanese jampana, ultimately from Sanskrit जम्पान (jampāna).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəmˈpana/ [d͡ʒəmˈpa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: jem‧pa‧na

Noun

jêmpana (plural jempana-jempana)

1. sedan chair, palanquin, litter

   Synonyms: tandu, usungan

Further reading

• “jempana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

jempana

1. Romanization of ꦗꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦤ

Malay

Alternative forms

• cempana

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese jempana, from Old Javanese jampana, ultimately from Sanskrit जम्पान (jampāna).

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəmˈpana/ [d͡ʒəmˈpa.na]
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəmˈpanə/ [d͡ʒəmˈpa.nə]
• Rhymes: -əmpana, -əmpanə, -ana, -anə, -a, -ə
• Hyphenation: jem‧pa‧na

Noun

jempana (Jawi spelling جمڤان, plural jempana-jempana)

1. (literary) royal palanquin

Descendants

• > Indonesian: jempana (inherited)

References

• "jempana" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

• “jempana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.